Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 11.3% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.7% more in Sarajevo
- Groceries
-
pay 0.6% more in Sarajevo
- Transportation
-
pay 35.8% more in Sarajevo
- Housing
-
pay 68.5% more in Sarajevo
- Childcare
-
pay 42.8% less in Sarajevo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.0% less in Sarajevo
- Clothing
-
pay 20.5% more in Sarajevo
The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Sarajevo.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Quito, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$5.48
BAM9.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.58
BAM11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.75
BAM3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.99
BAM1.71
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.01
BAM1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.10
BAM7.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.87
BAM8.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.70
BAM4.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.18
BAM5.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.52
BAM0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.78
BAM1.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.70
BAM1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.87
BAM1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.42
BAM0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.43
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$5.59
BAM9.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$29.46
BAM50.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$25,761.68
BAM44,407.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$7.95
BAM13.70
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$29.02
BAM50.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$367.49
BAM633.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$255.37
BAM440.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$134.96
BAM232.65
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$210.48
BAM362.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$2,987.26
BAM5,149.40
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.19
BAM3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.83
BAM3.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.40
BAM5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$32.73
BAM56.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$5.48
BAM9.45
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$92.27
BAM159.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$30.94
BAM53.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$87.31
BAM150.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$93.79
BAM161.67
|
|
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